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Obama, McCain Dead Even In Minnesota
H/T Powerline. If this is true, the SS Obama is sinking faster than I thought. And I thought it was sinking pretty fast.
A new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows that the race is now a dead heat between Barack Obama and John McCain, each supported by 45 percent of likely voters in the state. The new poll likely will stoke both sides' efforts during the final 51 days until the election, triggering a barrage of advertising, grass-roots politicking and, potentially, stepped-up visits by the candidates.
And, of course, a barrage of anti-Palin hit pieces in the Strib.
They'd do that anyway ...
The poll found that McCain has made gains across the board since a May Minnesota Poll that showed him trailing by 13 points. Part of the rise in McCain's fortunes nationally has been attributed to his choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, a move that has energized his party's conservative base.
Palin has energized the "conservative base", whatever that is. And, oh, about twenty million American women from Bangor to Honolulu.
But the Minnesota Poll found that the choice of Palin was essentially a wash among the state's voters. While 30 percent said it made them more likely to vote for the Republican ticket, 26 percent said it made them less likely to do so. For the rest, it didn't make much difference.
If your poll shows that Palin isn't making a difference, you need to hire a new pollster.
Posted by: Matt 2008-09-14
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=249993